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© The Irish Times |
29 May '25 |
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Minister insists no ‘free pass’ for builders who get planning permission extensions
The measure is a bid to activate developments such as large-scale apartments that might otherwise go beyond their permission timeline and lapse. “I’d expect developers here to act in good faith. I - Subscribe |
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© The Property Week |
12 May '25 |
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Ronan O'Reilly of NewKey Homes tweets his plan for fixing the property market in 100 days
I’d aim to fix it in 60.
The other 40? I’d just answer the phone.
We don’t need more panels or position papers — we need people who can pull the trigger.
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© Irish Independent |
02 May '25 |
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Letters: Ministers have historically failed the people when it comes to building houses
These policies include transferring public land to developers, bypassing local planning approvals and encouraging international investment; additionally, policies to address vacancy and improve the - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
01 May '25 |
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What will the Housing Activation Office do?
A field full of houses, and a family with no home, all in the same local authority area. Are we to believe a Housing Activation Office might solve it?
The Housing Commission believed it would help. - Subscribe |
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© Business Post |
23 Apr '25 |
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15 or 20 ways of building houses’: Ciaran Mullooly’s EU vision for fixing Ireland’s housing crisis
Carol Tallon meets Ciaran Mullooly MEP, the newly appointed vice-chair of the EU Special Committee on Housing to break down the EU’s likely crisis response - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
17 Apr '25 |
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Officials warned of ‘uncertainty’ in housing completions outlook
New information has come to light on disputed building forecasts in files showing housing officials believed the target of 40,000 new homes would not be met until 2025, a year later than Government cl - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
17 Apr '25 |
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Jack Chambers criticises people who object to housing on basis it affects their ‘area’s character’
Jack Chambers, Minister for Public Expenditure and Infrastructure, said there were countless examples across the country where the broader public good was being frustrated by objections that were nebu - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
17 Apr '25 |
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Buying a house with a life interest, whereby someone is already living in it, is a risk but it can pay off
“If the life tenant does not survive long after the purchase, it will have worked out well for the purchaser. If the life tenant lives to be Ireland’s oldest lady, you might not have done so well, - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
14 Apr '25 |
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Housing Minister James Browne: ‘If we don’t get this right over the next four to seven months, we’re going to be in serious, serious trouble’
How will the revised National Planning Framework (NPF) help achieve the new housing targets? It recognises we need 54,000 new homes per year out to 2040, and you can zone for 50 per cent on top of tha - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
14 Apr '25 |
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Una Mullally – No grand designs: Why are so many new buildings in Dublin ugly?
The vast majority of new housing developments in Dublin city are objectively terrible. Irish apartments are already mostly awful. Many have thin walls, featureless corridors, unimaginative design, ins - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
10 Apr '25 |
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DEAL: New sign ups at Frascati Centre in Blackrock
The Warehouse Gym, Homecare Medical and two others agree deals for total of 3,716sq m across three floors at south Dublin scheme. H4ceeeeeeandled by Anna Gilmartin and Amanda Dzerve at Cushman & Wakef - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
26 Mar '25 |
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Michael McDowell: No European city would tolerate the decay and dereliction visible in Dublin
We need statutory agencies with effective and speedy powers to compulsorily purchase land which is or can be serviced near urban centres so that it can be developed under long building leases as affor - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
17 Mar '25 |
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As many as 40,000 retail premises could be converted into homes with right incentives, lobby group says
The abolition of capital gains tax (CGT) on the sale of retail premises could lead to 20,000 of these being converted into housing, it has been claimed. In addition extending the vacant property refur - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
17 Mar '25 |
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Coalition’s housing solutions warrant a degree of cynicism
Glenveagh chief executive Stephen Garvey: “You need ways of controlling costs,” he said. “You need capacity, which is land, services and infrastructure. And you need capital.” Deliver those th - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
17 Mar '25 |
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Seán Moncrieff: The estate agent quoted a jaw-dropping figure for what he thought our house would go for
The reverberations of the housing crisis are felt everywhere. We guessed we probably wouldn’t have too much trouble selling the house, but finding one to buy would be extremely tricky. At the time o - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
07 Mar '25 |
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Co-housing project for over 55s could ‘free-up’ thousands of family homes
CCI, which has about 20 interested members mortgage-free and homeowners, has identified a site in Dublin 6. It plans to develop about 20 A-rated homes in a self-contained development, which could incl - Subscribe |
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© Irish Independent |
23 Feb '25 |
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New Housing Minister James Browne will appoint ‘maverick’ fixer to ‘kick open doors’ and tackle homes crisis
Government sources say the individual will be a “maverick” and an “outsider” who will not come from the current pool of senior civil servants. - Subscribe |
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© Irish Independent |
19 Feb '25 |
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Exempting ‘back-garden homes’ from planning rules part of Government plan to increase housing
Cabin-style homes in back gardens are to be exempt from planning rules under new Government plans.
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© Business Post |
19 Feb '25 |
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SCSI president calls for unity amid housing crisis and urges Government action on infrastructure
Kevin Hollingsworth said the annual median national rate of inflation has stabilised and called on the government to seize the opportunity that offered - Subscribe |
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© Business Post |
19 Feb '25 |
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Higher housing targets should be welcomed as Ireland attracts global investment
Government bodies/local authorities and housing associations have been the main buyers of new housing stock as they can acquire at levels higher than investors can justify in the current market, accor - Subscribe |
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